After an even first half, Zalaegerszeg dominated the second half, but failed to score a goal against Puskás. It seemed that extra time would also end without a goal, but shortly before the final whistle, the home team advanced with an incredible own goal.
Zalaegerszeg defeated the team of Puskás Academy with an own goal in the 119th minute in the semi-finals of the football Hungarian Cup on Tuesday.
Zalaegerszeg – Puskás Academy 1-0
MOL Hungarian Cup, semi-final:
ZTE FC-Puskás Akadémia 1-0 (0-0, 0-0, 0-0) – after extra time
Zalaegerszeg, 2081 viewers, v.: What II.
scorer: Bartolec (119., own goal)
yellow card: Csóka (42nd), Szendrei (105th) and Ormonde-Ottewill (84th)
ZTE FC:
Demjén – Kálnoki Kis, Mocsi, Csóka (Grezda, 116), Gergényi – Tajti, Szendrei, Huszti (Lesjak, 110) – Ubochioma, Ikoba, Szalay (Kovács, 102)
Puskás Academy:
Markek – Golla, Spandler, Bartolec – Corbu (van Nieff, 64th), Levi (Baluta, 89th), Favorov, Plsek (Slagveer, during the break), Ormonde-Ottewill – Colley (Zahedi, during the break), Gruber (Komáromi , 71.)
The first serious opportunity only had to wait until the second minute, when Colley, who strengthened the Felcsúti team, shot over the top from a great position. The continuation brought the superiority of the people of Zala, but by the end of the first quarter of an hour, the guests recovered and led several dangerous attacks.
The team from Zala scored in the 22nd minute, but the referee disallowed the goal due to offside. The televised replay revealed that it was just millimeters away, but it was indeed an offside situation. In the continuation, there were several hard tackles, but the referee turned a blind eye to most of them. Both teams played with many mistakes, so a continuous game could not develop.
ZTE was the fourth first-class opponent of Felcsúti in this year’s series, after Fehérvár, Újpest and Debrecen. The second half started with a clear home field advantage, but Puskás again faced the first more dangerous situation, and on the other side, Markek had to defend with a feat. There were no complaints about the pace, but the game was characterized by many errors.
In the second half, Zalaegerszeg clearly had the upper hand, but the Felscúti team defended in an organized manner, so regular time ended with a scoreless draw. The players from Zala reached the MK semi-finals with only one conceded goal.
The extension started with Puskás attacks, but without any particular danger. when it seemed that the 11s would decide, after a pass from the left side, a ball that bounced off a knot of grass bounced off Bartolec’s shin and into his own goal, thus Zalaegerszeg reached the cup final. After 2010, ZTE can play in the finals of the series for the second time in its history.
They will play on Wednesday: Budafoki MTE (II.)-Vasas FC 20.00
The final will be held on May 3 in the Puskás Arena.
Evaluations after the ZTE-Puskás Academy cup semi-final
